422 O gracious Hand that freely gives
1 O gracious Hand that freely gives
The fruit of earth, our toil to bless!
O Love, by which the sinner lives,
O let our tongue that love confess!
2 Our God for all our need provides;
His sun alike o'er all doth shine;
From none his glorious beams he hides;
So rich, so free, His love divine.
3 Again this love our garners fills;
This love again let all adore;
The cry of want this bounty stills,
Who biddeth all His name implore.
4 O may our lives through grace abound,
In holy fruits and Thee proclaim!
Let all Thy courts with praises sound
Thy gracious hand, Thy wondrous name.
5 Lord, when Thou shalt descend from heaven,
Thy ransomed harvest here to reap,
O in that day Thy joy be given
To those who now go forth and weep.
Text Information
- Author
- A. T. Russell, 1851
Tune Information
- Name
- Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend
- Meter
- L. M.
- Source
- Cantionale Sacrum, Gotha, 1654